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S. Rajaratnam was a Singaporean statesman, journalist and diplomat who helped found the PAP and led Singapore's independence from Malaysia. He served as Foreign Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister, and wrote several books on Singapore's history and foreign policy.
Ramos left government service on December 31, 1968. During his retirement, however, he carried on tirelessly with his various civic, social and economic projects. In 1982, he was asked once more to serve in the government, as director of the Asian Exchange Center in Taipei, Taiwan (semi-official Ambassador to Taiwan). He was already 82 then ...
Budi Utomo was the first nationalist society in the Dutch East Indies, founded in 1908 by Wahidin Soedirohoesodo. It aimed to improve public welfare through education and culture, and later shifted to political goals.
ASEAN is a regional organisation of 10 member states, one candidate state, and one observer state in Southeast Asia. The web page lists the names, capitals, areas, populations, currencies, and leaders of each state, as well as their status in ASEAN-related forums.
Thanat Khoman (also Thanad; Thai: ถนัด คอมันตร์; RTGS: Thanat Khoman, 9 May 1914 – 3 March 2016) [3] [4] was a Thai diplomat and politician. He was foreign minister from 1959 to 1971, leader of the Democrat Party from 1979 to 1982, and deputy prime minister from 1980 to 1983.
East Timor applied for ASEAN membership in 2011 and was admitted "in principle" in 2022, pending full compliance with the organization's criteria and obligations. Learn about the history, challenges and progress of East Timor's relations with ASEAN, from observer to potential member state.
Dharsono was born in Pekalongan, Central Java.He was the ninth child of Raden Prayitno Rekso, a civil servant working in the same town. After completing primary education in Pekalongan, Dharsono moved to Semarang and Jakarta for junior high school before going back to Semarang to complete high school.
ASEAN is an acronym for Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a regional organization of 10 states with over 600 million people and $10 trillion GDP. It aims to promote economic, social, cultural and political cooperation and integration in the region.